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Furthermore, traffic measures involving the
temporary closure of a road to traffic for a period exceeding
72 hours are required under the Road Traffic (Traffic Control)
Regulations to be published in the Gazette, or in one issue of
at least one English and one Chinese newspaper.
In emergencies requiring traffic diversions
immediately or at very short notice, it may not be possible to
give sufficient advance notice. In those cases, every effort
is made to publicise the emergency arrangements through the
media. I am happy to say that in all cases full coverage is
given by the media so that any inconvenience to the public is
reduced to the minimum.
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Finally, all radio stations have daily and very
often hourly programmes updating the public on the latest
traffic situation and any special traffic arrangements are
highlighted in these programmes.